Doublet
Chorus, inspired by bucket-brigade choruses.
Doublet is a warm, wide chorus: up to four voices, the bucket brigade's soft top end on a Tone control, and Width. It thickens and widens without sounding digital.
The controls
- Rate
- How fast it moves, 0.05 to 5 Hz.
- Depth
- How far the pitch moves.
- Delay
- The base delay, 3 to 30 ms: shorter is tighter, longer is more doubled.
- Voices
- 1 to 4: more voices, thicker sound.
- Tone
- The bucket brigade's soft top: lower is warmer and more vintage.
- Width
- From mono to extra-wide.
- Mix
- How much chorus.
Best for
- Clean guitar: the classic shimmer
- Synth pads and keys: width and movement
- Bass: a little movement and width (keep the low end centred with Split Blend)
- Backing vocals: doubled and wide
Starting points
Load Doublet, set these, then adjust by ear. In the plugin, Level match helps you judge the sound, not the loudness.
Classic clean guitar
Rate 0.6, Depth 40, Delay 9, Voices 2, Tone 9000, Mix 50%
Wide pad
Rate 0.3, Depth 60, Delay 14, Voices 4, Tone 7000, Width 130, Mix 50%
Subtle double
Rate 0.2, Depth 20, Delay 20, Voices 1, Tone 11000, Mix 35%
Hints and tips
- On bass, use the plugin's Split Blend (highs only) so the low end stays solid and centred.
- Lower Tone for vintage warmth; higher for a modern, clear chorus.
- Slow Rate and more Voices for lush pads; faster Rate for a vibrato-like wobble.
Chains it works best in
Every Original works in a chain with the others and with members' hardware. These are good places to start.
- Doublet then Cellar: lush, wide pads
- Spoolhaus then Doublet: a warm, vintage keyboard
- Doublet then Pinchroll: a dreamy guitar with echo
Watch out for
- Too much Depth at a fast Rate: seasick. Pull one back.
Doublet is free
Like every DigMusiK plugin, Doublet is free for registered members: it's part of the platform, so the chains you hand on and send for approval play the same for everyone. Try it in your studio, on your own mix.